Athletics
How Bannister trained for and ran his sub-four-minute mile
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Wednesday, 06 May 2020 11:39
Sir Roger Bannister’s iconic achievement 66 years ago today is recalled by Tim Brennan and analysed by Matt Long Almost 2000 athletes will by now have paid their own tribute to the great man by lacing up their trainers to take part in the BMC’s Bannister Virtual Mile Time Trials which conclude today. In 2016, BMC chair Tim Brennan was…
Timetable published for 2021 European Indoor Championships
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Wednesday, 06 May 2020 09:24
Torun in Poland is set to host the event next March European Athletics has published the timetable for the Torun 2021 European Indoor Championships, set for March 5-7. The action is actually planned to start a day earlier, with an abbreviated session of five qualifying events – including the men’s high jump, long jump and 1500m, plus the women’s shot…
From the AW archive: Roger Bannister’s first sub-four-minute mile
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Athletics
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 03:14
Continuing a series featuring AW content from years gone by, here is our original report of Bannister’s historic feat Edition: May 15, 1954 Four-minute mile beaten at last! May 6, 1954 So the Everest of athletics has been scaled, the sound barrier of running has been penetrated. Roger Gilbert Bannister, 25-year-old medical student, may never find the panacea for all…
BMC Bannister Virtual Miles day two round-up
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Tuesday, 05 May 2020 14:46
Lilly Coward leads the women’s rankings at the end of the second day of virtual mile action Day two of the British Milers’ Club Bannister Virtual Miles proved to be a revelation as athletes took advantage of the decent conditions to record some fast solo mile times. Almost £1000 has also now been raised for the Turn2Us coronavirus appeal. Lilly…
Coaching through the coronavirus crisis
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Athletics
Tuesday, 05 May 2020 06:31
AW performance man John Shepherd adds to the restricted training conundrum debate Like all coaches and athletes reading this, I have faced a dilemma. Our training plans are redundant in many ways as we are unable to plan as we don’t have specific targets. Here are some thoughts on coaching and training through the coronavirus crisis. It’s easier to maintain…
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